HSM 301 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Health Promotion, Health Canada, Public Health

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Health Services Management
• Course: HSM 301
• Professor: Dr. Rosenberg-Yunger

Document Summary

Chapter 3 population health: introduction and principles. Population health: a framework for gathering and analyzing information about conditions that affect the health of a population. The aim is to both maintain and improve the health of the entire population and to reduce inequities in health status among population groups. Public health: the use of health information from a variety of resources (e. g statistics canada, the who, provincial, territorial, and regional sources) to improve the health of communities. Public health programs often carry out recommendations made by population health studies. Health promotion: initiatives that inform people about things they can do to remain healthy and to prevent disease and illness. Disease prevention: used in conjunction with health promotion. Information initiatives aimed at encouraging individuals, especially those in high risk population groups (e. g. , with a family history of diabetes or heart disease), to adopt strategies to prevent disease.